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Dozens of states ask Congress to un-doom the Kids Online Safety Act

It’s probably still doomed.

“While an increasingly online world has improved many aspects of our material well-being, prolific internet usage negatively impacts our children,” reads the letter, whose signatories include the attorneys general of Florida, New Mexico, and New York. “KOSA will establish better safeguards for minors online.” It also urges Congress to pass final text that wouldn’t prohibit states from enacting and enforcing stricter rules. And while President-elect Donald Trump has an appetite for legal action against tech companies, he’s said little about child safety laws — so the odds of a new version passing are uncertain, too.

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